London - Clermont's English fullBack Nick Abendanon has been elected European Player of the Year for 2015, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) have announced on Tuesday.
Abendanon, 28, has excelled since joining Clermont from Bath last year and scored a fine try in the French club's 24-18 loss to Top 14 rivals Toulon at Twickenham in the European Champions Cup final on Saturday.
He overcame competition from 2014 winner Steffon Armitage (Toulon), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Fritz Lee (Clermont) and Billy Vunipola (Saracens) to win the award.